Saint Laurent’s £6,855 Niki Swarovski crystal-embellished knee high boots have sold out. From the moment they walked down the runway, they were being hailed by every editor with Instagram as the shoe of the season. Glossy mags - us included - ran stories on these cult conical heeled slouch shoes. The high street rushed to copy them, with Carvela and New Look leading the way. And, now, after months and months of waiting, they finally dropped on Net-a-Porter. But, before we could even blink they sold out. (UPDATE: You can now buy them at Browns Fashion, here).
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Called insta-bait as they drew so much social media attention, the pooling leather shoes, which come encrusted with 3,000 rhinestones or in suede or vinyl, are a hero of Anthony Vaccarello’s AW17 collection. With this shoe alone, the Italo-Belgian designer pushed the eighties revival trend into the mainstream. He took the YSL girl and made her a Studio 54 dancing queen, an everyday Grace Jones. By being the polar opposite of the athleisure took that ruled other catwalks, it made a splash.
Not long after Rihanna walked out in a pair in March, WWD reported that they had, ‘already amassed wait-lists at American department stores Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman’. So, it’s no wonder they sold out on Net-a-Porter within the blink of an eye. If you’re still hankering for a pair, sign up to N-a-P's waiting list or shop our edit of alternatives below.
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1 of 6prada knee high boots
Prada Leather Knee Boots, £1,070 from Net-a-Porter
3 of 6gianvito rossi knee high boot
Gianvito Rossie Laura Leather Knee boots, £1,090 from Net-a-Porter
4 of 6new look glitter heel boot
Wide Fit Silver Glitter Cone Heel Ankle Boots, £34.99 from New Look
5 of 6public desire knee high boots
Poison Over The Knee Foil Boots in Silver Metallic, £49.99 from Public Desire
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